Table 1. Principal fatty acids in the FFAs of the adolescents in each study group.
| Fatty acid | NW | ONMS | OWMS | P valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration, mg/dL | No. (%) | Concentration, mg/dL | No. (%) | Concentration, mg/dL | No. (%) | ||
| Total FFA | 103.25 | 31 (100) | 106.16 | 32 (100) | 121.90 | 32 (100) | b,c,d |
| C16:0 (palmitic) | 30.01 | 31 (28.71) | 31.85 | 32 (30.00) | 36.75 | 32 (30.15) | b,c,d |
| C16:1 (palmitoleic) | 1.74 | 8 (1.72) | 1.84 | 19 (1.74) | 2.28 | 27 (1.87) | NS |
| C18:0 (stearic) | 15.60 | 31 (15.16) | 15.30 | 32 (14.41) | 17.30 | 32 (14.20) | b,c |
| C18:1 n-9c (oleic) | 20.14 | 31 (19.01) | 19.64 | 32 (18.50) | 23.95 | 32 (19.65) | NS |
| C18:2 n-6c (linoleic, LA) | 21.80 | 31 (21.49) | 22.35 | 32 (21.05) | 25.07 | 32 (20.57) | c,e |
| C20:3 n-6 (cis-8,11,14-dihomo-γ-linolenic, DGLA) | 3.41 | 30 (3.36) | 4.13 | 31 (3.89) | 5.19 | 31 (4.26) | b,c,d,f |
| C20:4 n (arachidonic, AA) | 6.97 | 31 (7.01) | 7.48 | 31 (7.05) | 8.13 | 32 (6.67) | b,c |
| C22:6 n-3 (cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic, DHA) | 3.59 | 25 (3.54) | 3.56 | 26 (3.36) | 3.21 | 31 (2.63) | NS |
| (LA+DGLA+AA)/DHA | 8.96 | 25 | 9.00 | 26 | 11.96 | 31 | NS |
Data obtained from Bermudez et al. [10].
FFA, free fatty acid; NW, normal weight; ONMS, obese adolescents without metabolic syndrome (MetS); OWMS, obese adolescents with MetS; NS, not significant.
aP<0.05, bKruskal-Wallis, cNW vs. OWMS, dONMS vs. OWMS, eAnalysis of variance followed by Tukey post hoc test for multiple comparisons, fNW vs. ONMS.